Fresh Peach Pie

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2013, America's Test Kitchen TV

The juiciness of a perfect peach is sublime—except when you want to bake it into a pie.

SERVES 8

TIME 2 hours, plus 30 minutes macerating, 30 minutes freezing, 30 minutes chilling, and 3 hours cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Juicy summer peaches usually produce soupy peach pies. We corralled the moisture that peaches give off during cooking in a number of ways. First, we macerate the peaches to draw out some of their juices and add back to the filling only a sp...

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